In what's become a running theme this season, Raton gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Capital Jaguars with a sharp 17-7 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Raton also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Giana Marez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Marez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elaina Gigante, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Doyon, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On Capital's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Hernandez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kassandra Olivas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Raton and bumps their season record up to 11-6. As for Capital, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-13.
Raton will head out on the road to square off against St. Michael's at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Capital, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Santa Fe at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Capital is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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